Friday, February 17, 2012

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS!

below are my class descriptions to be held at the essential ingredient, newcastle. i will be announcing more dates shortly, please email me to register your interest in a class and to be added to a mailing list- contact@hellonaomi.com.au
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Cupcake Basics- buttercream and fondant
Baking
-bake your own cupcakes using my favourite vanilla bean cupcake recipe
- make buttercream icing

Decorating
-buttercream swirls
-working with food colours to dye fondant
-become confident working with fondant
-covering cupcakes with a smooth fondant finish
-making various sugar decorations
-perfect piping
- assembling

You will go home with 12 gorgeous (and delicious) cupcakes and skills to last a lifetime. The skills you learn in this class can be applied to decorating cupcakes, cookies and cakes. This class is suitable for all skill levels.

Cookie Basics- Easter Cookies
In this class you will learn how to bake and decorate my popular easter design. These make the sweetest handmade gift and the skills that you learn in this class can be applied to any shaped cookie for any occasion.

Baking
- my favourite sugar cookie recipe
- rolling and cutting out perfectly neat shapes

Decorating
-working with food colours to achieve the perfect shade for each part of your design
-become confident working with fondant
-perfect piping

Presentation
-packaging

You will go home with 12 super sweet cookies and skills to last a lifetime. The skills you learn in this class can be applied to decorating cupcakes, cookies and cakes. This class is suitable for all skill levels.

Baking Basics- buttercream cupcakes and cake pops!
 
Baking
-bake your own cupcakes using my favourite vanilla bean cupcake recipe
- make buttercream icing

Decorating
-buttercream swirls
-making little sugar decorations
- technique for making cake pops and decorating

You will go home with 6 cupcakes 8 cake pops and skills to last a lifetime. The skills you learn in this class can be used to bake delicious and beautiful sweets for friends and family. This class is suitable for all skill levels and perfect for beginner bakers.
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The following classes are not scheduled yet but may run later in the year, please email me to register your interest- contact@hellonaomi.com.au

extended tier wedding cake
the extended 8’’+ 6’’ 2 tier cake is my most popular wedding design style. Decorated with a sweet piped design on the side and a delicate feature flower it makes the dream cake for modern brides.
It is also perfect for learning the basic skills for wedding cake designs- preparing a cake with ganache, structuring a tiered cake, covering with fondant, professional finish and edges, perfect piping on the side of a cake and creating delicate sugar flowers. The skills that you learn in this class will take you to a professional level and increase the value that you can charge for your wedding cakes.

With the right technique ganaching creates a perfectly smooth and even base and allows for a perfectly smooth fondant cover, sharp professional edges and strong and even structuring. It can be a time consuming process but essential for the neatness of your cake. In this class you will learn the methods to achieve perfect results.

Preparing the Cake
-measuring and torting the cakes
-the secrets to a perfectly smooth and level ganached base
-structuring and assembling a 2 tier cake

Decorating
-scheduling
-colouring fondant with food colours to achieve the perfect shade for your design
-covering an extended tier cake with fondant
-achieving professional edges and finish
-preparing flower paste
-making delicate wired flowers
-making a template for your piped design
-perfect piping techniques for the side of a cake.

Presentation
-covering a cake board

You will go home with a professionally decorated wedding cake valued at over $600. The skills that you learn in this class can be applied to all of your future cake endeavours including smaller and larger cakes. basic knowledge of working with fondant is required for this class. The new techniques that you will learn in this class will help you gain confidence in achieving consistent, professional, perfect results.


** you will need to bring 3x 8’’ + 2x 6’’ mud cakes** recipe will be provided

Cupcakes 2- garden cupcakes
 

Cookie Basics- tea party cookies
 

Beginners Cake Decorating- cake with cherry on top!
 


Advanced Decorating- bouquet of sugar flowers
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

happy valentines day!!



happy valentines day my lovely, sweet blog friends!
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Friday, February 10, 2012

spiderman sweets!

if your son demands a spiderman party- dont panic! it doesnt have to be tacky! here are a few sweets that i made that are really cute- i also made some pretty marshmallow, macarons and meringues to match...!

cakes and sweets by hello naomi
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

under the sea!

i used to love the little mermaid!... maybe i still do... anyway here are some cute mermaid cookies i made last week.. they were designed to suit my mermaid cake ... and here are a few more products that would suit a mermaid themed party!

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

peter rabbit christening!

i arranged this little peter rabbit table for peter's christening last weekend, i think it all turned out perfectly sweet! nathalie from imprintables made the most gorgeous papery things and i made all of the cute sweets. i think my favourite detail was the hand painted watercolour cookies, i have wanted to make some cookies like this since i first saw some similar ones by nevie pie cakes ages ago on flickr.

invitations, banner, wallpaper and paper goods by imprintables
cakes, sweets and styling by hello naomi

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

rainbow cookies!

i am always so happy when someone organises a rainbow party- firstly i love making this rainbow design, it was one of my first designs and definitely one of my all time favourites, and secondly- i am really happy for the little girl whos party it is! i would have loved a rainbow party when i was little and i think that any mum who organises one is just the best! (no offense mum- my parties were great xx)

cookies available from hellonaomi.com.au
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

cherry blossom christening cake!

i have wanted to make a cake like this for ages! well about 2 years... since i saw these pretty cherry blossoms in japan!
tokyo
in japan!
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